Friday, February 3, 2012

a snowsuit in 60 degree weather

     Back in November, I bought Peyton a snowsuit and in December I bought him snow boots.  I was sure that at some point it was going to snow here and I wanted to be prepared so there would be no reason that we couldn't take him out to play!  Well, it's now February and there hasn't been any real snow (besides a weird accumulation around Halloween and a not too big snow fall a few weeks ago that melted the next day because of crazy warm temperatures).  I'm starting to think that we won't get snow this year.  And some people would think this is great- but not me.  Last year it snowed on the day Peyton was born.  I loved that it snowed for him.  It snowed again a few weeks after he was born, shortly after we brought him home.  Two years ago we had three crazy blizzards- but I loved it and I almost wish it would happen again.

2010
     Because I'm a teacher, I find that snow doesn't phase me since if it is even a little bit dangerous, I get the day off.  And the day off due to snow = me laying around in my sweats all day.  I think that's why I loved the blizzard from February 2010 so much.  It literally shut down this area for a week- and I was off work for over a week.  It helps slow us down and I think that a lot of us need that, probably more than we're willing to acknowledge.  Snow makes it ok to sit inside, wear sweatpants, lay under a blanket and watch movies all day.  I don't have to worry about getting the groceries (because I probably stocked up in advance), or running errands (because I can't go anywhere anyway).  I don't have to think about whether someone may randomly knock on my door- because everyone else is in their own houses and if they are knocking on my door they're probably wearing a more ridiculous outfit than me (something like this maybe.......)

2010
   In the United States, we're so programmed to be driven and successful and productive, that I think we don't give ourselves enough time to really enjoy life.  I've always felt this way, but of course I do even more now after having Peyton.  I can just about tell you what my day will be like every single day and unfortunately too much of it is doing things that I do more out of a feeling of necessity than want.  Going to work (and don't get me wrong- I do enjoy my job, but at this point in my life I'd set that responsibility aside if I felt I had an option), doing laundry, cleaning the house, paying bills- these are all things that I spend time doing, all things that take the place of me spending time with Peyton, or with Brandon, my family and friends.  I'm sure some people reading this would just say that I'm lazy and I need to suck it up and do what I gotta do.  But why?  Time passes so quickly.  Peyton was just born- he was seriously just born.  Yet somehow, he began sitting, then crawling, then eating food, and now walking.  At some point he began saying words and laughing.  He sticks out his tongue and squeezes his eyes really tight because it's funny.  He was just born, yet he's not my little infant anymore.  And while all of this was going on, I was working, doing laundry, cleaning, and paying bills.  It's really too bad that everyday can't be a snow day.  But you know, at least I have summer :-)  And I will leave you with this....

Who wouldn't want to slow down and really enjoy this cutie?!

12 months and 3.5 weeks old- 23lbs 12oz

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